- [countable]
money that somebody invests in a company 股本；股份 a 20 per cent stake in the business 该企业20%的股份 a controlling/majority/minority stake 控股权/多数股权/少数股权
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1IBM will take an 18 per cent ownership stake in the new company. IBM将持有新公司18%的股权。 She acquired a 4 per cent direct stake in the company. 她获得了该公司4%的直接股份。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- controlling
- large
- majority
- …
- have
- own
- acquire
- …
- stake in
- [singular] stake in something
a part or share in a business, plan, etc. that will bring you money or other benefits if it succeeds （在公司、计划等中的）重大利益，重大利害关系 She has a personal stake in the success of the play. 这出戏成功与否对她个人有重大利害关系。 Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society. 很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。 He has a personal stake in the outcome of the war. 战争的结果与他有切身的利害关系。
- [countable]
something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, game, etc., or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail 赌注 How much was the stake (= how much did you bet)? 下了多少注？ They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money). 他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。 With only two points separating the top five players, the stakes are high as they enter the final round. 前五名选手之间只有两分之差，当他们进入最后一轮时，赌注很高。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc2, Moneyc2They always play for high stakes. 他们总是下大赌注。 The political stakes are high. 政治赌注很高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- low
- …
- play for
- raise
- lower
- …
- at stake
- with so much at stake
- [countable]
a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support something, mark a particular place, etc. 桩；标桩；篱笆桩 
Tall plants can be secured by tying them to stakes. 高大的植物可以通过绑在木桩上来固定。
Extra ExamplesHe was hammering stakes into the ground. 他正在把木桩敲进地里。 The plants are supported with stout stakes. 这些植物用结实的木桩支撑着。 The route was marked with stakes with red stripes painted on them. 这条路线标有标桩，标桩上画有红色条纹。
- the stake[singular]
a wooden post that somebody could be tied to in former times before being burnt to death (= killed by fire) as a punishment 火刑柱 - stakes[plural]
the money that is paid to the winners in horse racing 赛马奖金 - stakes[uncountable]
used in the names of some horse races （用于某些赛马赛事的名称）…赛
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English staca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch staak, also to the verb stick. noun senses 3 to 6 late Middle English: perhaps a specialized usage of stake ‘post’ from the notion of an object being placed as a wager on a post or stake.
Idioms
at stake
that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action 成败难料；得失都可能；有风险 We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake. 在性命攸关的事情上，不容我们有闪失。 The prize at stake is a place in the final. 这次如果获胜，便能进入决赛。
Extra ExamplesWith so much at stake, we can't afford to make mistakes. 事关重大，我们绝对不能犯错误。 He will face the investigation with his reputation at stake. 他将面临调查，名声难保。
go to the stake over/for something
to be prepared to do anything in order to defend your opinions or beliefs 为坚持自己的观点（或信仰）甘冒一切危险；为维护自己的观点（或信仰）不惜赴汤蹈火 He would have gone to the stake for his belief in his daughter’s innocence. 他会因为相信自己女儿的清白而去坐牢。
in the… stakes
pull up stakes (North American English)
(British English up sticks)
- (informal)
to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else 突然迁居 He pulled up stakes and went back to France. 他拔出木桩，回到了法国。